Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of chromaffin cells of the sympathetic nervous system and its clinical symptoms are associated with excessive production and release of catecholamines.Case report: We report a rare case of non-functioning malignant adrenal oncocytic pheochromocytoma incidentally found during yearly repeated ultrasound abdomen examination in a 78-year-old man with history of cardiovascular diseases: aortal abdominal aneurysm, isc...

The pheochromocytoma (PH) diagnosis is often very difficult, particularly in asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic patients. Every subject with adrenal tumor should be screened for PH, although many factors may interfere with biochemical evaluation. The false positive testing for PH may result in unnecessary surgical treatment.Methods: Retrospective analysis of 45 patients after laparoscopic adrenalectomy due to suspicion of PH (based on biochemical testing) ...